Little Women is Louisa
May Alcott's autobiographical account of her life with her three sisters in
Concord, Massachusetts in the 1860s and is a “coming of age” drama tracing the
lives of four sisters: Meg (Janet Leigh), Jo (June Allyson), Beth (Margaret O'Brien)
and Amy (Elizabeth Taylor), who struggle to make ends meet in their New England
household while the girl’s father, Jonathan (Leon Ames), is away fighting in
the Civil War.
I his absence the
family is headed by the girl’s beloved mother Marmee (Mary Astor), and the
March family are supported by the help of their kind and wealthy neighbour, Mr.
Laurence (C. Aubrey Smith), and his high spirited grandson Laurie (Peter
Lawford).
The story details the
March girl’s passage from childhood to womanhood and despite harsh times, they
cling to optimism, and as they mature, they face blossoming ambitions and
relationships, as well as tragedy, while maintaining their unbreakable bond as
sisters.
The other pivotal
characters in the story are Aunt Kathryn March (Lucile Watson) and Prof.
Friedrich Bhaer (Rossano Brazzi).
